A study in mice traces the path of West Nile virus into the brain. Viral replication in peripheral tissues triggers a Toll-like receptor inflammatory response that alters the blood-brain barrier (pages 1366–1373).
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Diamond, M., Klein, R. West Nile virus: crossing the blood-brain barrier. Nat Med 10, 1294–1295 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1204-1294
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